Compressibility of Ultra-Soft Soil
by Myint Win Bo
by Myint Win Bo
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COMPRESSIBILITY OF ULTRA-SOFT SOIL
by Myint Win Bo (DST Consulting Engineers Inc., Canada)
This book describes the compression behavior of ultra-soft soil upon
additional load application. Various types of laboratory compression tests
suitable for this type of soil are discussed, such as tests using small- and
large-scale consolidometers, hydraulic Rowe cells under different drainage
conditions, constant rate of loading and constant rate of strain tests. It
also explains how to determine the transition point, which differentiates
the two distinct behaviors between slurry state and soil state deformation.
Methods to determine the compression indices and coefficients of
consolidation at different stress ranges, which are required for the
prediction of magnitude of settlement and time rate of settlement, are
developed. An equation for predicting settlement of ultra-soft soil in both
the slurry and soil stages is elaborated upon. These proposed methods of
characterization or analyses — which are validated against published data,
laboratory measurements and a case study — serve as useful tools for
designing and constructing embankments and for carrying out land
reclamation on ultra-soft soil.
Contents: Sedimentation and Consolidation; Models and Analogy;
Characterization of Physical Properties and Mineralogy of the Soil;
Compression Tests with Large Scale Consolidometer; Compression Test on
Slurry with Small-Scale Consolidometer; Compression Tests on Ultra-Soft
Soil with Hydraulic Consolidation Cell; Continuous Loading Tests on Ultra-
Soft Soil; Constant Rate of Strain Test on Ultra-Soft Soil; Verification of
Proposed Formulae and Models with Laboratory Measurements; Case
Study.
Readership: Graduate students, academics, researchers, engineers, and
contractors in civil engineering, coastal engineering and geotechnical
engineering.
Product Details
Hardback: 332 pp
Publisher: April 2008, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
ISBN: 978-981-277-188-9
ISBN: 978-981-277-188-3
Product Dimensions: 150 x 234 mm
by Myint Win Bo (DST Consulting Engineers Inc., Canada)
This book describes the compression behavior of ultra-soft soil upon
additional load application. Various types of laboratory compression tests
suitable for this type of soil are discussed, such as tests using small- and
large-scale consolidometers, hydraulic Rowe cells under different drainage
conditions, constant rate of loading and constant rate of strain tests. It
also explains how to determine the transition point, which differentiates
the two distinct behaviors between slurry state and soil state deformation.
Methods to determine the compression indices and coefficients of
consolidation at different stress ranges, which are required for the
prediction of magnitude of settlement and time rate of settlement, are
developed. An equation for predicting settlement of ultra-soft soil in both
the slurry and soil stages is elaborated upon. These proposed methods of
characterization or analyses — which are validated against published data,
laboratory measurements and a case study — serve as useful tools for
designing and constructing embankments and for carrying out land
reclamation on ultra-soft soil.
Contents: Sedimentation and Consolidation; Models and Analogy;
Characterization of Physical Properties and Mineralogy of the Soil;
Compression Tests with Large Scale Consolidometer; Compression Test on
Slurry with Small-Scale Consolidometer; Compression Tests on Ultra-Soft
Soil with Hydraulic Consolidation Cell; Continuous Loading Tests on Ultra-
Soft Soil; Constant Rate of Strain Test on Ultra-Soft Soil; Verification of
Proposed Formulae and Models with Laboratory Measurements; Case
Study.
Readership: Graduate students, academics, researchers, engineers, and
contractors in civil engineering, coastal engineering and geotechnical
engineering.
Product Details
Hardback: 332 pp
Publisher: April 2008, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
ISBN: 978-981-277-188-9
ISBN: 978-981-277-188-3
Product Dimensions: 150 x 234 mm
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